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Phonological Interference In Television Newscast In Nigeria
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1.7 Definition of Some Terms
Mother Tongue/First Language (LI)
Mother tongue also called the first language with in hi/her
environment. Mother tongue is slightly different from the first
language. Mother tongue is the language of the parents especially the
father while the first language is the language of the environment.
The child’s mother tongue can be his/her first language and it may not
also be. For instance, an Igbo child grows up in Kano State where the
language in such environment is “Hausa†the Igbo child will conveniently
speak, “Hausa†because of his/her environment.
1.8 Second Language (Target language)
A second language (L2) is that which exists side by side with the
indigenous languages in a bilingual or multilingual situation. It is
usually an official language and as such enjoys a high status within the
nation. A second language can be the fourth or the third language to be
acquired but as long as someone has a language before learning another,
it will be referred to as the second language or the target language.
1.9 News
Danuta (1998, :4) says
News s a late middle word that means “tidings†New information of
recent events. Even if we accept this definition as a useful description
of what newspaper delivers. A more useful definition might be
information about recent events that are of interest to sufficiently
large groups, or that may affect the lives of a sufficiently large
group.
1.10 Phonology
Akmajian (2001, :109) etal says
“Phonology is the sub-field of linguistics that studies the structure
and systematic patterning of sound of human languageâ€.
In
his word, phonology is used in two ways. The first one describes the
sounds of a language and the rules governing the use of those sounds.
While the second refers to the part of the general theory of human
language that is concerned with the universal properties of natural
language sound system.
Conclusion
Since language and man
are not the same and they cannot be separated, problems will always
arise from the two angles. Solution must also be provided to such
problems in order to have effective communication in the society.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research work focused on the phonological interference in television newscast in Nigeria. Phonological interference as one of the problems encountered by television newscasters in Nigeria, more especially some Yoruba and Hausa newscasters in NTA since it is our area concentration the work has been treated using six major interference phenomena. This project has helped to identify some of the challenges facing the newscasters in the media houses on the phonological level. This research work ... Continue reading---
